DANNY BOY: Welbeck keeping his options open after difficult season at United [GETTY]

The striker heads to Brazil with his Manchester United future under a cloud following a season of utter turmoil at Old Trafford.

Welbeck has suffered like the rest of his team-mates while the former champions have seen their empire crumble.

It got so bad that Welbeck has been left considering his future after admitting he is fed-up with not being given a central striking role within the team.

A host of clubs, including Tottenham, Newcastle and Arsenal are all keeping close tabs on the hitman's future.

“It's the same for everyone else when they are being played out of position and they don't really like it.”

Danny Welbeck

And Welbeck knows there is no better stage than a World Cup in Brazil to showcase his talents.

His new United boss Louis Van Gaal will be there too with Holland and Welbeck said: "I'm pretty sure he will be watching.

"He's been a manager for plenty of years now and I'm quite sure he would have been watching Manchester United games in the past anyway.

"I'm quite confident in my ability that I can do what needs to be done. In the World Cup I want to make sure I show my quality.

"I'd like to play central. I've been playing on the left for a while and it's got to the time where I want to stake a place up front.

"It does get frustrating. You want to be playing in a certain position and you're not getting the opportunity to do that.

"It's the same for everyone else when they are being played out of position and they don't really like it.

"But I know that when I'm on that pitch I just want to give 100 percent for whatever team I'm playing for."

Former United boss David Moyes accused Welbeck of being lazy and revealed he had ordered him to do extra practise to improve his game.

The revelation, combined with the fact Welbeck managed just 10 United goals all season added up to a campaign to forget for the 23-year-old.

FEELING GLUM: Welbeck is frustrated having been forced to play wide rather than through the middle [GETTY]

Welbeck now wants to put the last 10 months behind him and focus on helping Roy Hodgson's men challenge for the biggest prize in football.

But he admits Moyes was wrong to suggest he wasn't putting the effort in.

He said: "I'd rather not think about it (last season).

"But I was pretty surprised (with Moyes's comments) to be honest. I've grown up at Manchester United and been professional all through my career and I always do extra work.

"It's born and bred in me to do extra work after training and maybe he wasn't seeing that extra stuff.

"He did come out with that statement, but before then I was doing extra training and maybe he just didn't see it.

"I am always willing to prove myself every single game, for club or country I give 100 per cent and try to improve as a player and as a person and make sure I can be the best I can be.

"I always enjoy training, preparation, it is one of the things I will never fall out of love with.

"It is frustrating when I'm not playing. I would like to score more goals from left wing or up front. I played there for United over the Christmas period and scored a few then. I just want opportunities.

"It is obviously good to go and participate in a World Cup, you dream of it as a kid and one of the bonuses is that it is in Brazil.

"I grew up watching them in World Cups. It is an exciting place to go and we are looking forward to it.

"I think we know we've got an exciting squad with lots of talent in it - but with a lot of experience to mix and blend.

"We are going into the games wanting to win and we'll see how far that takes us."

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